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laurenjodi's review against another edition
1.0
Kill For Me
1 Star
Series Note: This is book #9 in the overall series, but book #3 in the Daniel Vartanian trilogy.
I'm definitely in the minority amongst my GR friends, the majority of whom enjoyed the book immensely, so perhaps this review should be taken with a grain of salt.
For me, the Daniel Vartanian books are not up to Rose's standards. The first installment is well worth the read with a gripping suspense story and an engaging couple. However, the 2nd and 3rd are, to put it simply, awful. They are a jumbled mess of mixed perspectives and non-linear sequencing. The plot of #3 is a rehash of #2 with a complete lack of originality, and the romance is mediocre and lackluster. It appears that at least for this sub-trilogy, Rose decided to focus more on the action and less on the romance.
While a huge proponent of reading in order, I can honestly say that Scream for Me and Kill for Me are a waste of valuable reading time. That said, newbies to Rose's books and fans alike should decide for themselves if these are worth the effort. Moving on to #10 now as I've heard that it returns to Rose's tried and true style.
1 Star
Series Note: This is book #9 in the overall series, but book #3 in the Daniel Vartanian trilogy.
I'm definitely in the minority amongst my GR friends, the majority of whom enjoyed the book immensely, so perhaps this review should be taken with a grain of salt.
For me, the Daniel Vartanian books are not up to Rose's standards. The first installment is well worth the read with a gripping suspense story and an engaging couple. However, the 2nd and 3rd are, to put it simply, awful. They are a jumbled mess of mixed perspectives and non-linear sequencing. The plot of #3 is a rehash of #2 with a complete lack of originality, and the romance is mediocre and lackluster. It appears that at least for this sub-trilogy, Rose decided to focus more on the action and less on the romance.
While a huge proponent of reading in order, I can honestly say that Scream for Me and Kill for Me are a waste of valuable reading time. That said, newbies to Rose's books and fans alike should decide for themselves if these are worth the effort. Moving on to #10 now as I've heard that it returns to Rose's tried and true style.
heather_warby's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mags_louise's review against another edition
5.0
Love this last book in the Vartanian Trilogy, as with the two previous books it is full of twists and turns that literally had me gripped. Have now reread it numerous times and I still enjoy it as much as I did the first time. Honestly a fantastic conclusion to the series and one I would totally recommend reading.
ela_35's review against another edition
I just don’t care to continue with this book as it’s dragging, and it feels like nothing is being done.
There are a lot of secrets, and a lot of scenes where not everything is being said, which annoys me because it could help with finding these people.
I stopped at the point where once again Susannah reveals something, but not the whole truth. I just don’t care anymore, because it’s probably going to be that she’ll tell the rest when it’s too late.
It feels like the police aren’t doing much, which is in part because they don’t have much information.
Also, there is someone everywhere who is being paid by these people so that’s going to delay things even more.
I’ll probably continue with this series, but I hope that there won’t be more books where the cases are connected, like these three were, because it just drags.
salene27's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book, just as I have all of her books. KR is one of the few authors that has the ability to just suck me into the book.
karen1's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kellyjcm's review against another edition
My first Karen Rose read. The plot is compelling, and I liked the male protagonist. The female protagonist was too stubborn in a cliched way. I didn't enjoy the time stamps; I felt like they distracted me. It was ok, and I would read another from this author to develop a more complete opinion.